Gold-saving pan.



S. L. WINCHESTER.

GOLD SAVING PAN.

APPLICATION men JUNE 9.1915.

1,240,396. Patented Sept. 18,1917.

1 fi 2/ 5 1 1 2" I 7051122155125 [$1250]? "zi zazigy Unrrn snares Parana orrion snn nivrnn.n,-,wrncnrisirna, on'wnrsnn; IDA-H0.

corn-simmer PAN.

Tov aZ-J cull-10in iz t mayiconcern: v

Be it known that I, SHnnMAN .L.;.W-IN- orins'rnn, acitiZen. of the United: States, residing at Veiser, lVashington county,l daho, have invented a newsandiusef'ulGold-Saving Pan to be Used in Mining. and Extracting Gold and other Precious Metals from (he and other Substances, ofrwhichthe fol lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to gold saving pans, and particularly to pans used in recovering floured quick silver which escapes from any kind of pulverizer used to recover fine as well as coarse gold, and to prepare it for such recovery through agencies hereinafter mentioned, and to stop and amalgamate platinum, copper and silver. or any other precious metal in its metallic state that can be collected by amalgamation.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the gold saving pan; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the pan with the plates E removed; Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the manner in which the plates E are supported; Fig. A is a detailed view of an extension side piece used in connection with the pan; Fig. 5 is a detailed view of one of the plates E; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the securing elements which support the plates E; Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a portion of the pan with the door D partly open; and Fig. 8 is a side elevational view of the pan and means for supporting'the same in operation.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings the letter A indicates the pan proper, the same being provided with side and end walls, the bottom thereof being provided with a depressed portion C, the depressed portion being forthe purpose of receiving the material under operation.

Secured to the side walls of the pan A are substantially U-shaped members F arranged in stepped relation with each other and having threaded openings G to receive the clamping elements G, which are in the form of screws and adapted to be adjusted within the threaded openings Gr. These members F are arranged directly opposite each other and in such position that the same will receive the opposite ends of the plates E which form important elements of the invention, since in the operation of the pan the fluid containing the material under operation is slushed about within the pan, the fine particles lodging between the plates Specification of Letters Patent, Patented Sept. 1.8; 191 7.

Application fiIedEJune-Q, 1915. SerialNo. 33,211;

Eadjacent the. bottom ofthe pan while the remaining material passes outthrough the opening Be.provided in one end-of: the pan. As: clearly shown by Fig. 7, the walls ad= jacentnth'e: opening B are provided with guides L which receive: the slidingdoor member 1), whereby the opening may be closedor-regulated according to the amount ofhnatenal flowing into the pan.

carry the fine particles of material to the 1111 derside of the fioating plates, where they are caught by the mercury, which covers the plates E in a heavy plating. The same action takes place upon the top sides of the plates, as regards any light of floating particles of amalgamable matter or materials.

The means for supporting the pan as shownin Fig. 8 comprises a base portion A and a member B supported thereabove, by means of the connecting elements J which are seated in suitable bearings E to permit the same to be freely moved backward and forward by any suitable power. As clearly shown in this figure the pan A rests on the member B.

The agitation of the pan is for the pur pose of keeping the pulp loose and thin so that all heavy particles may settle to the bottom readily. This motion is an end throw of one inch made by an eccentric or shaft (as shown in Fig. 7 at K) which has a motion of 100 R. P. M.

The operation of the pan is as follows: The pulp is fed intothe machine at the lower depression of the pan where theheavy particles sink and are washed among the feature, itself, collects almost all of the floured quick silver and cleans" all that is found and places it back in its liquid state.

I claim:

1. A gold saving pan comprising side and end Walls, a bottom therefor, a receiving pocket formed in the bottom of the pan adjacent one end thereof, the pocket being deeper at one end than at the other, an extension plate secured to one of the side Walls of the pan adjacent one end of the pocket, plates suspended Within the pan and being spaced from the bottom thereof, and means 15 for reciprocating the pan.

jacent one edge of the pocket, transversely suspended plates positioned Within the pan and spaced from the bottom thereof, means for reciprocating the pan and said pan having an opening at one end for exhausting material therefrom. SHERMAN L. l/VINOHESTER.

Witnesses o 1 I J. W. GALLoWAY, JAMEs HARRIS.

Copies of this patent inay be obtained for five cents each,;by addressing' the Commissioner of Patents,

' v Washington, D. 0. .1 

